It was exactly as you see in the picture.  It is very sturdy.  The day I used it there was heavy rain and wind and it held up nicely.  I loan it to my friend, the same weather condition again it held up nicely.  I like the fact that it has a case that you can store away neatly.  You need about 5 people to put it together.  My 16 year old who instructed us what to do made installation as easy as abc.  Great product, it's worth the price I paid.  Happy I didn't spend extra for installation.  Thanks for that product Wayfair.